Evidence library
Pulling in the Right Direction: How Social Investment Can Support VCSEs to Become More Resilient, Achieve Their Social Mission and Avoid Mission Drift
The Growth Fund provides flexible loans and grants to help charities and social enterprises access finance, grow, diversify and strengthen financial resilience.
Climate Action Top Ups
Report on Climate Action top-up grants in Wales. They provided extra funding to make environmental improvements and respond to the climate change emergency.
Growth Fund Financial Resilience Research
Evaluation report on how VCSEs perceive financial resilience, including enablers, barriers, and actions to strengthen future sector resilience.
Bringing People Together: How Community Action Can Tackle Loneliness and Social Isolation
A learning report on how community action can help to reduce loneliness and social isolation in the UK.
The Political Economy of Commissioning: Commissioning for Earlier and Better Outcomes
A report on how local government chooses contracting for earlier, better health and social outcomes, using 4 methods: SIBs, PbR, alliance contracting and FFS.
Breathing Space: How Our Funding Helps Outdoor Spaces
This report explains how our funding helps create, maintain, and make outdoor spaces accessible to people across the UK.
A Meeting of Minds: How Co-production Benefits People, Professionals and Organisations
A report on what we have learned about co-production in community projects and its benefits for people, professionals and organisations.
A Chance to Thrive: The Difference We Make for Young People
A report on how charities and community groups help young people to thrive.
Growth Fund Evaluation Final Report 2025
Final report of the independent evaluation of the Growth Fund, an innovative blended finance social investment programme.
Dormant Assets NI: Second Interim Evaluation of the Phase One Grant Programme
Second interim evaluation of Dormant Assets NI, using mixed methods, focused on strengthening Northern Ireland’s VCSE sector.
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